The Maharashtra government has announced that it will give pensions to Warkarirs – the community of senior citizens who walk in waris in annual age-old pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Vithal to Pandharpur. The government announced the establishment of Mukhya Mantri Varkari Sampradaya Mahamandal which in the Social Justice Department to provide facilities to Kirtankars, Warkaris, Bhajani Mandals besides managing the …
Mumbai: The Mahayuti government has announced a new initiative to provide pensions to senior citizens participating in the age-old tradition of Wari or Dindi pilgrimages to Pandharpur. Led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the social justice department has established the ‘Mukhya Mantri Warkari Sampradaya Mahamandal’ to oversee this initiative. HT Image The corporation, headquartered in Pandharpur and backed by an …
